Chestnut Hill West station
Chestnut Hill West  | |||||||||||||
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.jpg) Former Pennsylvania Railroad Line | |||||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||||
| Location | 9 West Evergreen Avenue Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | ||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 40°04′34″N 75°12′30″W / 40.0762°N 75.2084°W | ||||||||||||
| Owned by | SEPTA | ||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Connections | Chestnut Hill East station SEPTA City Bus: 23, 77, L SEPTA Suburban Bus: 94, 97 | ||||||||||||
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| Parking | 58 Spaces | ||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||
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| Fare zone | 2 | ||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||
| Opened | June 11, 1884[1] | ||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 1918 | ||||||||||||
| Electrified | March 22, 1918[2] | ||||||||||||
| Previous names | Chestnut Hill (until 1977) | ||||||||||||
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Chestnut Hill West station is a SEPTA Regional Rail station in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Located at 9 West Evergreen Avenue in the Chestnut Hill neighborhood, it serves the Chestnut Hill West Line. It was originally built by the Philadelphia, Germantown and Chestnut Hill Railroad between 1883 and 1884, and later acquired by the Pennsylvania Railroad. In 1918, when the line was electrified, the station was rebuilt to accommodate the upgrade.[3]
The station is in zone 2 on the Chestnut Hill West Line, on former Pennsylvania Railroad tracks, and is 11.3 track miles from Suburban Station. In 2013, this station saw 433 boardings and 479 alightings on an average weekday.[4]
SEPTA Bus connections
- Routes 23, 77, and L
- Routes 94 and 97
Station layout
| G | Street level | Exit/entrance and parking |
| P Platform level |
Side platform, doors will open on the left | |
| Inbound | Chestnut Hill West Line toward Temple University (Highland) → | |
| Inbound | Chestnut Hill West Line toward Temple University (Highland) → | |
| Side platform, doors will open on the right | ||
References
- ^ "Steam Roads: Opening of Pennsylvania's New Branch Line". The Philadelphia Inquirer. June 11, 1884. p. 2. Retrieved November 10, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Electric Train Has Trial Trip". The Harrisburg Telegraph. March 23, 1918. p. 10. Retrieved August 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Existing Railroad Stations in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
- ^ SEPTA (May 2014). Fiscal Year 2015 Annual Service Plan. p. 61
External links
Media related to Chestnut Hill West (SEPTA station) at Wikimedia Commons- SEPTA – Chestnut Hill West Station
- 2005 Rob Mandeville Photo
- Chestnut Hill West Station (WorldNYCSubway.org)
- Station House from Google Maps Street View
